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Retro Robot Radio Show for December 27th, 2014

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Third party Transformers news for the week ending December 27th, 2014. Includes the latest news from Badcube, Dr. Wu, DX9 Toys, FansProject, Model Spirit Magazine, Perfect Effect, Play With This Too, Reprolabels, Tianbotoys and Xovergen.

Supahcute 2014 Recap

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As I look back at 2014, I realize that it was a very good year filled with good times and new adventures. In January, I curated Supahcute Kaiju Show, the first of three group art shows at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland. … Continue reading

S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ball Z Broly Figure Video Review & Images

THIS IRON MAN 3 MARK II STATUE FLOATS Yo, statue of the Mark II...

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THIS IRON MAN 3 MARK II STATUE FLOATS

Yo, statue of the Mark II from Iron Man 3 actually floats! The piece uses electromagnetic energy to allow the Mark II to float in mid-air. It’s only going for $180 as apre-order, which you can place here via Hobby Link Japan. Beast Kingdom is responsible for this creation as apart of their Egg Attack series. Peep a video of the figure in action here.

RIVERSIDE: 10-year-old girl donates toys to animal shelter

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Santa Claus brought 10-year-old Lucy Rios exactly what she asked for this Christmas: pet toys – lots and lots of pet toys. Lucy, who lives in the Lake Mathews area near Riverside, has attended Critter Kiddz Camp at the Western Riverside Animal...

What's In Store For More Than Meets The Eye In 2015? James Roberts Has The Answer

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Writer of More Than Meets The Eye James Roberts has tweeted today talking about major story bullet points for the coming year, at least as far as the characters involved in those bullet points. Besides Deathsaurus who had been revealed through a comic cover preview for March, some fan favorites are noted to be making a return according to this list, as well as some potential surprises! Click through to check out the original tweet!

My Collection: The Best of 2014

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For this post, I basically showcase my own collection and some of what I have added this past year.  I've made some wonderful purchases, some so-so average buys and a few mistakes.  My goal was to limit the adding of 12" dolls and concentrate on high quality resin BJD 1/4 scale dolls, fashions and wigs

Resin BJDs accounted for nearly 1/2 of my expenditures. Integrity Toys got about 1/4 of the total. The rest went to Gene (and a convention), Tonner and other assorted dolly miscellany.

In looking back I could have eliminated everything Gene related except for two custom fashions made by Matisse, Madra's dogs and an older Ashton-Drake Violet outfit (shown below.)  I'm just not into Gene any longer. I have sold all my Jamieshow Gene (and Madra, Violet) dolls except for one. They are lovely but not where I want to be.
JS Madra in AD Violet "Special Appearance"
The worst eBay purchase were several pairs of shoes from paul_zhangby and Zhang_young, whom I assume is the same seller, which purported to fit Sybarites. They don't come close. Many of their products claim to fit a wide range of dolls who have different sized feet. What was I thinking to trust this type of advertising? He's still listing doll shoes like this: Brand New Pumps/Shoes /16" Doll Sybarite V3 JamieShow /Ficon /NUMINA /AG. Don't believe it! His shoes are gorgeous and edgy but won't do any good if you can't use them.


Most of the dolls on this 2014 list were discussed on my blog when I got them and not all of them are actually new releases, but they are new to my collection.

I'll begin with my first and only (so far) Deva Doll, Angelo. He has blown away all the competition from the rest of the big guys who live here. I'll let the photograph do the talking as he's already been introduced in prior posts. His face was painted by Chewin who also designed the fashion and wig.


Brunel from Kingdom Dolls hasn't been here very long and I want to play with her. It's a problem when I have too many 'new' dolls. No doll gets the time it deserves.  She is perfect.


Poor Angelo has been trying to date her but she's not having any of it.


Ficon Bonita in a Cheryl Wood wig.
I have quite a few wigs made by the talented Ms. Wood but this is my absolute favorite!
Bonita is a gorgeous doll with great posing ability.


I added two gorgeous Sybarites this past year and several Superdoll outfits.

-a repaint of Dionysis by Yian.  (Chewin wig)


-Fidele wearing Bitter Fern. I removed the pink bow which was at the waist. 

The outfit from Langtry and Madra's Dogs (Ashton-Drake) modeled by Toxica.

The outfit from Masque modeled by Neurotica. Mohair wig by Ilaria.

The outfit from Gateau modeled by Domina.
I never tire of looking at my Sybarites and their gorgeous fashions.

Moving over to Integrity Toys, their FR16 dolls, at first, didn't impress me. Once I started collecting their outfits however, the dolls began to grow on me. Their bodies pose beautifully.
This is Tyler head on a Tulabelle body wearing a FR16 Platinum Society. It's a favorite.

As far as their 12" dolls issued during the year, nothing made the cut except three from the convention.

Going off the track here for Gloss' "Evening Siren" Ayumi who is such an improvement over the original Ayumi I felt it deserved mention and images from her spotty past. :-)
It's a fact that the face-up makes or breaks the sculpt.

This is the After:

Here are the Befores:

If at first you don't succeed...

I always felt that Natalia's original and more ethnic sculpt was beautiful and should have been preserved.  She was gorgeous.  The "refreshed" sculpt looked just like all the other dolls with their pointy little noses and pucker lips. They're OK but this Natalia was special. "Femme du Monde" 2006.

However, Grandiose Natalia was a surprise. I actually like her a lot and added her to my collection. What is it about this particular doll? It's not the pointy eyebrows. She's just stunning.

And then there's Elise. She has become my favorite FR sculpt. I've given up on Vanessa and although two were added to my collection this year, they are not favorites.

In the following photo, one of the 2014 convention centerpieces, Elise Jolie "Intrigue," is shown with Adrian Von Lamberg "Night Vision" from the 2010 Dark Romance Collection. That was the last FR convention I attended and I had him at that time but I was not collecting male dolls. That changed this year as I sought to add some special Hommes to the tribe.


About two months ago I swapped with someone for an Avantguard which had been repainted. It was pretty awful once I saw it in person. My dear friend, Vin Trapani, rescued this doll from a dark drawer with his inspired re-repaint.
She is currently on a Tulabelle body and looking great.


Memorable 1/6 scale fashions:
Poppy "Glamorous Darling" and "IT Girl" adorn one of my mini Avantguard dolls and a Monogram doll.

This dress was created by V.Jhon. It is modeled by Tropicalia Vanessa.


So there you have it.

I haven't determined my goals with doll collecting for 2015. What I do know is that I spend way too much time where they are concerned. I want to put together a book showcasing my black and white NYC era photography. That will take a long, dedicated piece of time.

I've had so much fun with dolls and doll people over the last decade or so but I have to bring back the joy that my creativity gave me and let it out of it's holding cell.

Tony Stark with Arc Reactor Creation Accessories Collectible Set

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Hot Toys has announced another figure from their Iron Man 2 license. With Tony Stark slowly poisoned to death by the palladium arc reactor in his body, he used information left by Howard Stark to create a new element for use in a new Arc Reactor. Hot Toys used that scene as the basis for the new 1/6th […]

#NeverBeenMade: Rejected Art of War Dunnys by Sergio Mancini

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A photo posted by Sergio Mancini (@sergiomancini) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:03am PST Rejected Art of War Dunny designs from Red Mutuca's Sergio Mancini. Always interesting to see the options and selection process … nevertheless, perhaps they could now be better served as custom-pieces? Check out what was eventually made into a production piece :)

Custom 3" Dunny Set: DUNNIEL from Infinite Rabbits on Sale Jan 1, 2015

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STORY: "Dunniel. Judge and executioner. He is accompanied by his two subordinates -- nameless, but one sometimes referred to as "the watcher" or "the witness," and the other as "the speaker" or "Herald of Dunniel"."A photo posted by Thomas I. Rabbits (@infiniterabbits) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:42am PSTPRODUCT DETAILS: "Infinite Rabbits' first customs of 2015 will be dropping New Year Day, January

Monstrosities: Kaiju group show @ myplasticheart opens Jan 3, 2015

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EVENT PRESS: "Start the year off right, come check out the MONSTROSITIES show starting January 3rd! This show is a full blown Kaiju show with over 30 original monster toy designs by US and Japanese Kaiju designers BLOBPUS, Bloodguts, Galaxy People, GUUMON, Mechavirus, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore and Paul Kaiju. Most of the pieces will be sold by a lottery basis starting the opening night of the show.

1/6 DARTH VADER from Hot Toys (From "Star Wars Episode IV")

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“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” Making it's display debut at the recent Toy Soul 2014 held in Hong Kong, HOT TOYS announces today their 1/6th scale DARTH VADER Collectible Figure, based on Star Wars Episode IV! This plastic Sith Lord even stands slightly taller than standard ones at 35cm tall, as he should …. although now you know why you need TWO Storm Troopers, right? MUAHAHAHAHAHA

Limited Edition Yin & Yang Tuttz minis

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Argonaut Resins has released numerous incarnations of their Tuttz figures, but this version created and designed by Eric Nocella Diaz has to be my favorite. Painted in a simple black and white design, these stoic cats are elegant and angular. Their aesthetic wouldn't be out of place in a Neil Gaiman graphic novel, which is a very good thing.

Each cat stands at 3.5 inches and both will arrive (signed and numbered on the bottom) with a certificate of authenticity and a custom box signed by the artist. There are only 10 sets available so if you're interested, definitely jump over to Argonauts Resins to place your order. 

Each set is selling for US$80 shipped within the United States. All orders will ship after the new year, so you can start 2015 with a great new addition to your collection!

Limited Edition Yin & Yang Tuttz minis screenshot

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RESPA: Bonus/Secret Figure for Michael Lau's GARDEN(PALM)ER Series 3

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Michael Lau's GARDEN(PALM)ER SERIES 3 has just been released, and we have a look at the Secret/"Bonus" FIGURE for the group! Named RESPA, the dude wears a Hawaiian print shirt, a helmet, a Eastpak backpack, and has a deck … I mean have mad toylove for ML, but looks like I needn't be stressing over trying to score this figure, thanks! LOL …. Looked good on paper tho… The Falcon's Hangar had it

Mattel Disney Pixar Toons: Ice Racer Case Assortments

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There are two CASES of Ice Racers shipped. If you only spot 4 Ice Racers (and a bunch of LM’s and Max’s), it’s CASE A. The number indicates how many are in each case if more than 1. CASE C contains 7 of the 12 Ice Racers – 12 in the case. There is no […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Escape From Frank If You Can

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The Escape From Frank playset is out. Thanks for the great pics, “Damien V.” Yep, Frank is plastic. Decent size … Tractor looks a lump of plastic.   You can find open pics of the prototype here. They all hook up together … photos of the open sets HERE. Target.com lists them but “not online” […]

set database: LEGO 1196 telekom racer

object of the day: dandelion chandelier

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Let’s all take it easy this week and enjoy the Holidays. In the spirit of easy: I’ll throw in a little daily inspiration with my favorite Objects of the Day all week long. I want to design Birdie’s entire big girl room around this stunning Dandelion Chandelier from Remains.

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Toys for Tots makes Christmas special for River Rouge family

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Four-year-old Malik Taylor, of River Rouge, thinks Christmas is a pretty spectacular day.
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